Forget the Times will be celebrating the release of their first cassette ‘Escape From the Planet of Llamas’ at Louie’s this evening at 9PM.

Photo credit: Rob Atkinson

The tape is being release through upstart tape and vinyl label Already Dead Tapes & Records. Having personally previewed the art and listened to the recordings, it will be exciting to behold the final product.

Helping celebrate the release will be former Kalamazoo resident Problems That Fix Themselves, Skeleton Party from Grand Rapids, and Ypsilanti’s Divorce Party.

Problems That Fix Themselves is likely a known quantity for DIT readers, but it’s always good to have the now Chicago-based experimental/noise brainchild of Josh Tabbia back in Kalamazoo. Check out the video he recently put together for one of the songs off his newest release ‘Seconds’

Skeleton Party, who feature members of the Grand Rapids band Radiator Hospital, are no strangers to Kalamazoo, having appeared at the Fight For The Tuna. This foursome plays a brand of aggressively fast and noisy freak/garage rock that makes you pay attention.

Divorce Party, who dropped by the No Fun House last October, make their return for the show tonight. You’ll be plenty glad to catch their frenzied blend of mathematical  instrumentation and harsh noise. These guys use guitar and vocal effects like they were instruments all their own and it is an insane pleasure to watch live.

Come help the boys celebrate their new release. They’ll be letting the cassette go for donations and the show itself is only five bucks. It’s a hell of a lineup and probably worth missing Hawthorne Heights for.

Flyer by Josh Tabbia